HOUSEHOLD FINANCE AND WELL-BEING

CNSRSCI 340

Learn how to assess and prevent household financial problems and improve financial security. Based on the context of vulnerable households, financial services and public policy, focus on skills related to managing cash flow, credit and debt, saving for emergencies and long-term goals.

CNSRSCI 175

Introduction to consumer finance and the concepts and methods used in consumer planning and financial management. Topics covered include budgeting, credit, investing, insurance, taxes, retirement, estate planning, mortgages, and an introduction to behavioral finance. Discuss methods for calculating, planning, and allocating resources to attain specific financial objectives.

CNSRSCI 820

Explores the interrelationships of health, health insurance, the health care system, and financial well-being. Provides an in-depth understanding of how the financing and delivery of health care affects consumer financial health, as well as consumer financial health as a central determinant of individual health.

CNSRSCI 627

Studies financial markets and instruments from the perspective of individual consumers and their portfolio decisions over their lifetime.

CNSRSCI 665

Application of advanced analytical techniques to examine household financial risk. Implications for financial planning of changes in family structure and earnings. Private and social insurance that guard against economic consequences of death, disability, ill health, retirement, marital dissolution. Use of financial planning software.